The Ego Tunnel: The Science of Mind and the Myth of the Self
Thomas Metzinger, . . Basic, $27.50 (276pp) ISBN 978-0-465-04567-9
Consciousness, mind, brain, self: the relations among these four entities are explored by German cognitive scientist and theoretical philosopher Metzinger, who argues that, in fact, “there is no such thing as a self.” In prose accessible mainly to those schooled in philosophy and science, Metzinger defines the ego as the phenomenal self, which knows the world experientially as it “subjectively
Reviewed on: 02/09/2009
Genre: Nonfiction
Paperback - 288 pages - 978-0-465-02069-0